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The agonizing position of nodding blankly while an un-self-aware bore explains crypto to you in the corner of a kitchen.
Read full entry →The masochistic pursuit of terrible media, driven entirely by the desire to write furious, multi-paragraph rants on Reddit.
Read full entry →The pathetic, insecure need to dominate a conversation by proving your suffering, success, or weekend was bigger than someone else's.
Read full entry →The weaponization of basic grammar in an instant message to signify that the conversation is over and you hate the recipient.
Read full entry →The gleeful, malicious injection of a highly debatable topic into a peaceful environment for the pure entertainment of watching people fight.
Read full entry →The ultimate power move of tapping 'Leave Group' in the middle of a massive argument and offering absolutely zero explanation.
Read full entry →The deployment of a blatant lie to avoid having a complex emotional conversation before bedtime.
Read full entry →The risky conversational gamble of consenting to an unknown statement based purely on the speaker's tone of voice.
Read full entry →The tactical rerouting of a shopping trip through unhealthy territory to evade small talk.
Read full entry →The digital equivalent of walking away while someone is still talking, using a positive emoji as a weapon.
Read full entry →The tactical deployment of fake empathy to end a conversation you are desperate to escape.
Read full entry →The mechanical typing of laughter into a group chat while experiencing the emotional baseline of a damp sponge.
Read full entry →A panicked evacuation from a boutique to avoid engaging in small talk about a jumper you can't afford.
Read full entry →The subtle manipulation of a cursor to prevent your workplace chat icon from turning yellow while you make tea.
Read full entry →The strategic use of meteorological observations to avoid discussing anything of actual personal substance.
Read full entry →A catastrophic conversational error where you return a greeting that makes absolutely no sense in context.
Read full entry →The tactical use of a reaction emoji to permanently terminate a conversation without having to say goodbye.
Read full entry →The sudden, collective refusal of all group chat members to respond when asked for a concrete date or time.
Read full entry →The conversational purgatory of thinking a call has ended, only for a new topic to be introduced.
Read full entry →Tactical ignorance of a coworker on the street to avoid making small talk before 9 AM.
Read full entry →The enforced conversational pause at a restaurant table while staff handle liquids.
Read full entry →The agonizing trap of sitting in a passenger seat while the driver chats to a neighbor.
Read full entry →The mutual, silent agreement between two conversationalists to ignore a rogue droplet of saliva.
Read full entry →A polite but completely useless digital consensus that prevents actual logistics from happening.
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